British Council Egypt is delighted to invite young design entrepreneurs to apply to be Egypt’s national finalist in the International Young Design Entrepreneur (IYDE) Award 2008. The selected finalist, along with finalists from 9 other countries, will undertake a 12-day tour of the UK’s design sector. The tour will comprise visits, meetings, seminars, events and shows, including 100% Design and London Design Festival. There will also be a master class with an internationally renowned UK design entrepreneur. The tour will be a valuable opportunity for the finalists to develop their professional networks.

In 2008 the British Council will present the IYDE award for the fourth time to champion and celebrate the importance of creative entrepreneurs working in the field of design.

Following the UK tour a presentation and a judging process leads to the selection of an overall winner, who will be announced at an awards ceremony. In addition to the honour of the award title, the winner will receive a financial prize of £7500 to be spent on a project in collaboration with the British Council. For example, it may be used for personal training for the winner, to undertake a series of short training courses or a postgraduate course in the UK, or to help fund a placement in UK industry. It could also be used to collaborate with UK specialists to run workshops in the winner’s home country or to develop a tailored project in consultation with UK experts in a particular field.

IYDE candidates can be drawn from any of the following sectors

			Architecture, interiors and environment
			Graphic design: communication, publishing, branding and multimedia
			Product design manufacture: furniture, industrial products and craft
			Interactive and digital media
			Design promotion: exhibitions, events, festivals and retail

Candidates must

			Be Egyptians aged between 25 and 35 (at the time of the UK tour in September 2008)
			Already work in the design sector (as outlined in the sector definition above) with at least three years experience in their sector
			Be entrepreneurial and have shown their ability in the promotion of the design sector in their country, in either a commercial context, public context, or both
			Through their character, drive and abilities demonstrate their potential to be a future leader of the design sector in Egypt
			Have generally effective command of the English language

For details about the IYDE award, download this document

Download application form

Please send the signed application form along with your CV and short biography to information@britishcouncil.org.eg by Sunday 22 June 2008 at the latest and write IYDE Application in the subject line
Or
by hand to either the British Council office in Agouza or Alexandria
British Council, 192 El Nil Street, Agouza, Cairo
British Council, 11 Mahmoud Abou El Ela Street, Kafr Abdou, Rushdy, Alexandria

Please label your envelope as: IYDE application, C/O Arts

For additional inquiries about the IYDE award, email us

For more information about other IYCE awards, visit
www.creativeconomy.org.uk